Bitcoin has suffered a major price crash over the past week, plunging to its lowest point in a year - dropping from $5,560 to $5,170 within a period of 12 hours. After dropping to $5,750 on June 11, BTC has defended the $6,000 support …

Ratings agency Moody's predicts global economic growth to slow in 2019 and 2020 to a little under 2.9%, from an estimated 3.3% in 2018 and 2017. Growth in advanced economies will slow but remain solid in 2019, while G20 emerging …

Russian Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev said that the global economic situation has become worse now than it was in 2008, when the financial crisis jolted the world. "Ten years ago we were much wiser and were ready …

After sounding the alarm in recent years about threats to the global economy, International Monetary Fund chief Christine Lagarde said risks had begun to materialise and were slowing growth. Three months since …

Fitch ratings slashed the global growth outlook cut on U.S.-China trade war in its latest assessment of the global economic growth. The global gross domestic product (GDP) is lower than was previously expected as trade tensions …

Moody’s Analytics’ chief economist Mark Zandi is sounding the alarm over a surge in corporate debt among a concentrated group of U.S. corporations. Zandi suggests that the debt burden mirrors the subprime …

Escalating global trade war could cut world GDP growth to 2.8% from 3.2% (by 0.4%), according to Fitch Ratings 2018 “Global Economic Outlook” baseline forecast. According to the agency, the U.S., Canada and Mexico would be …

Global finance leaders called on Sunday for stepped-up dialogue to prevent trade and geopolitical tensions from hurting growth, but ended a two-day G20 meeting with little consensus on how to resolve multiple disputes over U.S. tariff …

The global billionaire population and its immense wealth hit record levels in 2017, according to global wealth research firm Wealth-X, which reports there are 2,754 billionaires in the world. The U.S. dominated the list of top 10 …

The price of Bitcoin bounced back from a 4pc fall that followed the launch of a new set of futures in the cryptocurrency by the world’s largest exchange provider CME in Chicago. Its value on the Coinbase exchange fell from $19,375 …

Classic crises with the decline and systematic restoration of economies remained in the past, the World Bank Chief Executive Officer Kristalina Georgieva said at the St. Petersburg International Economic Forum. "I …

The European Central Bank left all its main rates unchanged, with its key refinancing rate remaining at 0% and the key deposit rate left at -0.4%. It said it expected "interest rates to remain at present or lower levels for …

The Western anti-Russia sanctions barely affect Moscow but have an impact on the country's access to technology, Russian President Vladimir Putin said at the Russia Calling! investment forum in Moscow. …

Living in debt - is the natural state of the world economy, and it is acceptable for both creditors and debtors, economists said in an interview with Vestnik Kavkaza, commenting on Alexei Kudrin's warning about the fact that …

Britain's vote in favor of leaving the European Union has increased volatility on commodity markets, which concerns Russia, the Russian Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev said. Medvedev said the results of the vote were …

Russian President Vladimir Putin said that the global economic challenges require concerted action for sustainable and balanced growth. "The challenges facing the global community demand concerted action aimed at …